The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-10

She purchase Of bonds while the latter proposal
would rsdude the pr ncipsl OF tins debt by actual
The proposition 70 deposit the money hold BY
The government in banks throughout the coun-
~ ter uss BY the people, 10. Il seems TO me.
RxcsspIN0LY OBJECTIONABLE
In principls a. establishing too close relation.
ship bstwse. the operations OF the Governnens
Treasury and the business Of tbs country ana
too extensive commnyling OF their money. thus
fostering an unnatural reliance In private ousa.
noes npon pablic funds. II this scheme Should
b adopted II shosid only be done ~ tempo
rary sipsdient " meet an urgent necessity,
legislative rnd executive effort should esnsr.
Any b In the opposite direction and should
70 .. a"ms IT,.
psrtmsnt from Orivats sutsrpriss
OF cosrss it u not sIkse.ed that uPneessssIy
and oIsnysse.t spyeri:sion. VIII ?: ,i ms1 y,
| A. sXcSss VI rsve0us. buok expenditure. BE-
sidss the denor altzation Of Sli just conceptions
Of public dxty which II entails, stimulates a
habit OF reckless improv,dsnos not in tue ieas.
consistent with the mission OF our people or the
high and bsnsnesnt purposes OF ovr Govern
ment
have deemed it my duty to thus bring to
the knowledge Of my countrymen. a. well AZ
70 the attention Of their representatives
CHARGED with the responsibility OF legislative
relief, tho
GRAVITY OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The failure OF the Congress heretofore to pro-
ident the very nature oil the difhculty must
necessarily produce, caused a condition OF
financial distress anu apprehension since your
last ad ournment which taxed To the utmost
all the authority and eNped,ents within txecu-
tive control, and these appear now to be OK
hAustsd. II disaster results from the contin'
u.d nsction OF c3ng,.ss, tho responsibility
Though the situation thus far considered IS
fraught with danger which should be fully re-.
allied, and though IL presents features OF
! ali ALL N<xN
Try. It 10 but q result growing out Of
perfectly pslpabls and apparent cause, con-
stxntly producing the same alarming cireum-
stances-a conRested National Treasury and :
depleted monetary condition In tho business OF
the country. Il need hardly be stated that
whils the present situation demands remedy,
We can only DO saved from q like predicsment
In the future by the removal OF the cause
SCHEME OF TAXATION.
Our scheme OF taxation, by means Of which
this needless surplus IL taken from tho people
and put into the public treasury consists OF .
tariff or duty levied upon importations from
abroad, and internal.revsnuo taxes levied upon
the consumption Of tobacco and spirituous and
malt liquors. II must DO conceded that none OF
tho things subjected To acknowledgements TAXA
tion are, strictly speaking. necsssaries; there
appears to be no just complaint Of this taxation
by the consumers Of those articles, and there
seems 70 DO nothing 50 well able to bear the
burden without hardship TO any portion OF the
people. ~ ,
equitable and Illegal source OF unnocessarytax-
atlon-ought to be ut once revised and amend
effect raise the price to consumers Of all articles
imported and subject to duty by precisely the
sum paid f.r such olde' Thu. tn. amount mt
those Wiz purchase for uss these imported
articlss. Many OF these things. how:
ever. are raised o., or mavnisotnred In
sS HnsS. TX as sS:
icy render Z for Of our people
who are y, 2 pan these t. :, i ar,
s!s: 1ss sa goods ssai . s ssss
while comparatively tsw ase tie imported
articles. million: of % who I s,s use
purchase and use teVs Of ths sam. hind
for nearly o. quite the same enhanced
price which tho duty adds to the imported
charged thereon into the Yubhc Treasury, but
the great majority Of our cttissns, who buy do.
mestic articles OF the same Glass, pay sum at
home manufactured This reference to the OPP.
GRAFTON OF our tariff laws 10 not mado by way OF
restriction, but In order that We may be con-
stantly reminded OF the manner In which they
impose o burden upon those who consume do
mestic products as we'll as those who consume
imported articles and thus create tax upon
all our people.
III ID not prOpObbu W tHtlf0ly Tel0No tuo you'll
try OF this taxation. Ii must be extensively con-
tinued as the source II the Governments in
come and In a adjustment OF our tariff the in
terests OF American labor engaged In manufact-
ure should DO carefully considered, as we'll as
the preservation Of our manufactures. 1t may
be called protection, or by any other namo, but
relief from the hardships and dangers Of our
present tariff laws should be devised with espe-
ciai precaution against imperiling the existence
OF our manufacturing interests. But this
existence should not mean condition
which, without regard to tho public
welfare or q national exlgency must al
ways insure the realization OF immense
profits instead OF moderately profitable returns.
As the volume and diyersitieB of our national
activities increase new recruits are added TO
those who desire continuation Of the advan-
tages which they conceive the present system
of tariff taxation directly affords them. So
stubbornly have all efforts to reform the pros
ent condition been resisted by those OF our
fellow citizens thus engaged that they can
can hardly complain Of the suspicion, enter.
tanned to a certain extent that there exists an
ORGANIZED CONDENSATION
along the line to maintain their advantage.
We ara in the midst of centennial celebrations
and with becoming pride We rejoice in Ameri-
can skill and ingenuity, In American energy
and enterprise and in the wonderful natural
advantages and resources developed by cen
tury's national growth. Yet when an attempt
ID made to justify q scheme which permits a
tax to be laid upon every consumer In tho land
for the benefit OF our manufacturers, quite be-
yond reasonable demand for governmental
regard IL suits the purposes OF advocacy TO call
our manufactures infant industries, still need
ing the highest and greatest degree OF favor and
fostering care that can be wrunS from Federal
legislation.
THE woRKINGMAN's POSITION.
II 10 also said that tho increase In the price of
domestic manufactures resulting from tho
prese mt tariff Ia necessary in order that higher
wages may be paid to our workingmen ON
ployed In manufactures than are paid for what
is called the pauper labor OF Europe. All will